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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
8
A poem laments a labor saving machine taking a worker’s job and bread. The speaker describes a wife, children, and a bleak home as the machine deepens hardship. The verse voices class struggle and insecurity amid industrial change.
Home Happenings lists residents and visitors across Ottawa and Osawatomie with trips to Kansas City, Rock Island, and nearby towns. Names include Lise Sewell, Bird McDonald, Mattie Willie, and Miss Bell. events feature social gatherings, visits, and a new attendant at Osawatomie asylum.
A varied Garnett central items column reports a strong sermon at the Methodist church, talks by Samuel Rankin of Sugar Valley over a five dollar incident, and a committee formed to place headstones for old soldiers. It notes visits by merchants, bakers, and neighbors, church improvements, and local business shifts including McNary & Co. and S. L. Mathews building legal business.
Ad offers The Story of France by Hon Thos E Watson in two volumes. Volume I covers Gauls to Louis XI with 204 pages, large type. Volume II follows Louis XII era. Price is $1.50 for one year of the paper plus a volume of choice.
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